“I try to be very calm about things in life generally, but I can’t remain very calm about this,” Reid said on the floor in response to McConnell’s request. “I just can’t imagine what we’re talking about on the floor here ... cybersecurity is the most important issue of our time ... and now we’re here being asked if we can have a vote with cybersecurity on contraception for women.”

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McConnell asked Reid to allow a repeal vote on the president's healthcare reform law as an amendment to the Cybersecurity Act after Reid touted new rules requiring insurance companies to cover contraception for women and certain preventative care.

“This landmark piece of legislation signaled an end to discrimination ... especially against those who are women,” Reid said on the floor. “Being a woman is no longer a preexisting condition.”

Reid said starting Wednesday, insurance companies would be required to cover contraception expenses for women and not raise costs for such services under the Affordable Care Act.